Astronomy:UGC 5497
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Short description: Dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Coordinates: 
10h 12m 48.48s, +64° 06′ 26.8″
| UCG 5497 | |
|---|---|
| File:UGC 5497 - Potw1224a.tif Hubble image of UCG 5497. The object is a compact blue dwarf galaxy that is infused with newly formed clusters of stars. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major[1] |
| Right ascension | 10h 12m 48.48s[2] |
| Declination | +64° 06′ 26.8″[2] |
| Distance | 12,000,000 ± 00 kly (3,679,217 ± 0 kpc)h−10.73[1] |
| Group or cluster | Messier 81[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | dI[2] |
| Other designations | |
| MCG+11-13-007, Z 1009.1+6422, LEDA 29735, Z 313-5[2] | |
UGC 5497 is a dwarf galaxy, located about 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a member of the M81 Group.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Compact Blue Dwarf Can't Hide". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week. http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1224a/. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Search results for UCG 5491". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=UGC+5497. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ Kristin Chiboucas, Igor D. Karachentsev, R. Brent Tully: Discovery of New Dwarf Galaxies in the M81 Group, 2009AJ....137.3009C
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